Tag: East Lake Golf Club
How Tom Cousins practiced “golf with a purpose”
In 1995, developer Tom Cousins purchased East Lake Golf Club, the historic home course of Bobby Jones that had fallen into disrepair. Cousins had a vision not only of restoring the golf course to its former glory, but also rejuvenating the community around the club. To do so, he created the East Lake Foundation to build mixed-income housing and provide more education and job opportunities for residents. It didn’t take long for Cousins’ vision to start to become a reality.
A closer look at legendary East Lake Golf Club’s $30M renovation
As part of the buildup to the PGA Tour’s ultimate contest, officials with the Tour Championship have described East Lake Golf Club’s course renovation by celebrated designer Andrew Green as a pivotal moment and new era not just for Atlanta and the Tour—but for the game of golf itself.
5 Reasons to love East Lake
As the neighborhood slogan goes: “The sun rises first in Atlanta in East Lake.” Indeed, this quiet, walkable community of vintage bungalows is the city’s easternmost hood. Founded in 1892 as a trolley-car suburb, the area offered country living and lakefront attractions, including a penny arcade, a swimming beach, and steamboat rides.
1904 Club gets you inside the East Lake Golf Club house—and up-close with Atlanta chefs like Kevin Gillespie
At $4,000 per five-day membership, the comforts of the PGA TOUR Championship's 1904 Club are for the truly devoted, but members will be treated to unique lunch and dinner options each day from six notable Atlanta chefs: Kevin Gillespie, Chris Hall, DeeDee and Nan Niyomkul, Philippe Haddad, and Kevin Rathbun.
Q&A with East Lake Golf Club’s Michael Deihl
ATL Food Chatter: January 3, 2011
(To receive the Chatter and other culinary tidbits directly in your inbox, sign up for our weekly dining newsletter)East Lake Golf Club executive chef Michael Deihl recently announced that he has accepted the nomination to run for the prestigious American Culinary Federation’s 2011 Southeast Regional Vice Presidency. I sat down with Deihl, who has a strong commitment to community service, to find out more about the ACF, his vision for the organization, and what his election would mean for Atlanta.
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